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Electrical & Computer Engineering News - June 2021

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How Rainbows Could Boost Your Roof’s Solar Power

It’s a way to make solar panels even more efficient, and all it takes is a little hologram.
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Building Skills, Machines and Friendships in Clubs

From racecars to prosthetics and air quality sensors, students roll up their sleeves and get the job done.
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Michael Marcellin Makes ‘Thinking Like an Engineer’ Top Educational Priority

Popular ECE professor puts three decades of experience to work supporting student clubs and helping undergraduates get real-world experience.
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UArizona Engineers Demonstrate a Quantum Advantage

In a new paper, researchers in the College of Engineering and James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences experimentally demonstrate how quantum resources aren't just dreams for the distant future – they can improve the technology of today.